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<br />GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING CITY AND ITS ECONOMY
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<br />Location and Population
<br />The City of San Marcos is the County Seat and principal commercial, educational and recreational center
<br />of Hays County located in the center of the State of Texas in the Austin statistical metropolitan area,
<br />approximately midway between the metropolitan areas of San Antonio and Austin, the State Capitol. The
<br />City is located on Interstate Highway 35, U.S. Highway 81, State Highways 80, 142, 21, 123 and Ranch
<br />Road 12 and encompasses an area of approximately 14 square miles.
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<br />According to the City's Planning Department, the 1986 population was estimated at 32,500.
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<br />Projected Population
<br />Year Population
<br />1990 34,298
<br />1995 40,143
<br />2000 46,985
<br />2005 54,994
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<br />Historical Population
<br />Year Population
<br />1986 Estimated 32,500
<br />1980 Census 22,230
<br />1970 Census 18,860
<br />1960 Census 12,713
<br />1950 Census 9,980
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<br />Source: Master Plan for San Marcos, Texas 1983.
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<br />Climate
<br />The City's climate is humid subtropical with hot summers. The annual total precipitation is 35.6 inches.
<br />Rainfall occurs in late spring and early fall. The mean length of the growing season (without freeze) is
<br />254 days. San Marcos receives about 26% of the total possible sunshine annually.
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<br />~unicipal Government
<br />The City has a Council-Manager form of government with seven councilmembers. City Master plan,
<br />Zoning Ordinances and Planning Commission are established. Thirty-three (33) city policemen, and
<br />sixteen (16) county sheriff patrolmen; four (/I) fire stations manned by twenty-four (24) regular firemen
<br />and thirty-four (34) volunteer firemen. MunicipalJy operated ambulance service with emergency medical
<br />technicians. Fire insurance key rate of .18 with a .05 good fire credit.
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<br />City BuildinJ<; Permits*
<br />Single Family Apartments Other
<br />Fiscal and and Building
<br />Year $DuPlexes Commercial Industrial Townhouses Permits Total
<br />1987 3,841,551 $6,129,405 $ -0- $ 7,288,282 $11,732,536** $28,991,774
<br />1986 6,299,431 6,401,443 -0- 3,631,104 1,207,512 17,539,490
<br />1985 7,564,005 9,840,6/¡'9 -0- 8,378,016 8,998,136 3/¡.,780,806
<br />1984*** 3,348,537 5,788,400 -0- 7,255,888 622,750 17,015,575
<br />1983 2,476,000 5,570,577 -0- 25,065,500 137,000 33,249,077
<br />1982 1,814,500 5,257,168 6,843,000 9,051,000 8,015,000 30,980,668
<br />1981 3,265,800 4,833,000 -0- 9,166,000 9,043,000 26,307,800
<br />1980 3,749,550 5,176,600 100,000 4,986,000 330,200 14,342,350
<br />1979 2,675,000 2,096,000 2,175,000 3,156,000 -0- to, t02,000
<br />1978 3,069,413 1,334,990 527,000 1,909,000 327,/¡.00 7,167,803
<br />1977 2,038,952 2,/¡'99,421 -0- 876,000 2,201,900 7,616,273
<br />1976 1,316,813 1,331,550 253,900 805,000 -0- 3,707,263
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<br />* Includes repair and remodeling.
<br />** Includes new county jail, public works complex, and nursing home totaling $ 11,30/¡.,7/¡'7.
<br />*** Decrease in building activity due to temporary moratorium imposed by City Council due to
<br />inadequate sewer capacity.
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<br />T ransporta tion
<br />Highways. . . San Marcos is transversed by Interstate Highway 35 (North and South System) and is 20
<br />miles from Interstate 10 (East and West System). Also, connecting the City to the state are State
<br />Highways 21, 80, 123 and Ranch Road 12.
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<br />Rail. . . Missouri Pacific - eighteen daily freight trains; Amtrack
<br />Missouri-Kansas- Texas - six dally freight trains with one freight terminal.
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<br />Air. . . San Marcos Municipal Airport is operated by the City and consists of four runways and six
<br />taxiways, all in good condition and able to accommodate most kinds of aircraft. Charter plane service is
<br />available. Austin Municipal Airport, located 28 miles north of San Marcos, has commercial airline service
<br />with ten different carriers. San Antonio International Airport located forty-five miles to the south, also
<br />has ten different commercial airlines servicing the area.
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<br />three
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<br />trains
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<br />weekly;
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